Page 180 - ILIAS ATHANASIADIS AKA RO1

Coping

Most psychopaths don’t want to change because they don’t see any need to do so.
They remain convinced that other people are wrong instead of them.

So it’s usually those around them who are searching for coping strategies. After all,

being around a callous, unemotional person is tough.

Whether you think your friend, boss, or relative might be a psychopath, their behavior

can take a serious toll on your psychological well-being if you’re not careful.

It’s important to establish healthy boundaries and to recognize when you’re at risk of
being manipulated.

If it’s causing you a fair amount of distress, get professional help. A mental health
professional can help you establish healthy boundaries so you can take care of
yourself.

How Sociopaths Are Different from Psychopaths "Sociopath" is a term people use,
often arbitrarily, to describe someone who is apparently without conscience.

In most cases, it's a description blithely tossed out to label a person as being either
hateful or hate-worthy. The same applies to the term "psychopath" which to many

people suggests a sociopath who is simply more dangerous, like a mass murderer.

From a clinical perspective, people who are sociopathic or psychopathic are those
who exhibit the characteristics of antisocial personality disorder (APD), typified by

the pervasive disregard of the rights and/or feelings of others. Sociopathy and
psychopathy are considered to be two types of APD.

While the terms "sociopath" and "psychopath" are often used interchangeably, each

has its own clear lines of distinction that can be broadly described.